Human Resources

Leaders tend to create teams in ways that do not include an understanding of team dynamics. Personalities that mesh, or don’t mesh, are more important to team success than the hard skills or the expertise that team members bring to the team. Understanding and assessing personality, soft skills, and values are keys to creating a[…]

Are you a CEO who believes HR issues don’t affect your company’s bottom line? Think again. An article in this December’s Harvard Business Review details the amount of time wasted each day on people problems in the workplace, and attached the dollar value of these problems from the surveyed executives. Read the article here.[…]

Studies show that trust in leaders is at an all-time low. While we’re attracted to charismatic leaders who are compelling, charisma in Hogan Personality Survey terms is the sum of the dark side personality characteristics. These include: mischievous, colorful, bold and imaginative. Charisma alone will not build trust. The Hogan article “4 Ways to Build[…]

How important is character to leadership? How important is it to a leader’s ability to lead? Is the inverse – lack of character – a deficit to effective leadership and business performance? What is character and how do employees within an organization view it? The dictionary definition defines character as the way someone thinks, feels,[…]

This recent article in Harvard Business Review is spot-on in its focus on the value of coaching as a tool for managers. It points out that the right “mindset” is necessary. Read the full article here. – JNG